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Best Free Distressed, Grunge Fonts for Cricut & Silhouette Crafts

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Get the dirty, worn out look without the mess with these free rough, distressed, grunge fonts for projects, logos, blogs, graphic design and more!

  • A range of vintage letterpress letters and brush marker calligraphy fonts
  • Use for signs, printable wall art home decor & more
  • Need more font ideas? See our massive list of fonts for free commercial use

HOW TO FIND DOWNLOAD LINK FOR FREE FONTS:
Scroll to the next shaded pink box: the "How to Download Fonts" section. There, you will find a list linking to our favorite fonts. Simply click those hyperlinks to be taken to the download page of the respective font.


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  • Tons of Fonts & SVGs for Just $1!
  • Factors in Font Selection
  • Personal vs Commercial Use
  • Rough, Distressed, Grunge Fonts for Free
  • Most Popular Premium Fonts
  • Conclusion
  • More Craft Resources
  • Tips for Using Fonts in Crafting

Get the aged look without it taking a toll on your eyeballs by skipping the tedious task of sorting through thousands of fonts and going off our pick of favorites for grunge, rough, and distressed fonts.

From bold sans serif fonts to calligraphy brush cursive script, we've got you covered.

Factors in Font Selection

We've searched high and low for a diverse array of fonts to fit your project needs. Our goal was to find the best collection of fonts that include as many of these characteristics listed below as possible.

  1. Most popular trends to classic timeless styles (elegant modern, fancy vintage, rustic farmhouse, clean and simple minimalist, etc).
  2. Downloadable alphabet and/or dingbat (picture) ttf or otf files that work well on desktop, laptop computers (Android and iPad tablets are a bit more tricky).
  3. Cool, cute, stylish font family typeface samples from trustworthy sites such as Font Bundles*, Creative Fabrica*, Dafont, Fontspace, and other reputable font websites.
  4. A collection that includes thick, bold fonts; thin, modern handwritten script; cursive calligraphy; masculine and feminine fonts, texture like distressed or grunge or with extra tails, glyphs, and swashes; serif, sans serif, and more.
  5. Beautiful, Pinterest-worthy typography for cool font pairings or combinations that go well together (aka great graphic designer quality), which can be used for weddings, baby showers, professional events, logos and more.
  6. Useable for text in Word or to create beautiful print for craft cutting machines like a Cricut machine*, Silhouette machine*, Brother Scan N Cut*, etc.

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Personal vs Commercial Use

Personal use means you are using a designer’s work for your own projects with no business interest. This applies to most crafters, who want to use pretty fonts, clipart, etc to customize a vinyl project, create a wood sign, or other DIY project.

However, if you plan to use the designs for your business, whether to sell or even give away for free, then you will need a commercial license in order to use the font legally.

Most times, free fonts are only for personal use with the option to upgrade for business use. But sometimes, designers are really generous and let you use their free fonts for both personal and commercial purposes.

Check the fonts section below for licensing information we found.

Rough, Distressed, Grunge Fonts for Free

At the time this post was published, all the following fonts were free for personal and commercial use. However, please check the download site page for the most current license information.

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HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE FONTS:
Following is a list of the featured fonts. To download any of these fonts, simply click on the link of the font name to be taken to the download page. Enjoy!

  • Branded: Bricklane* (font with extra glyphs and tails)
  • Rough: Nouty* (all caps with rounding on one side of letters)
  • Marker: Alterlight* (brush marker typeface)
  • Press: Vintage Jack* (letterpress alphabet)
  • Vintage: Penzance* (all caps in medium boldness)
  • Brush: Hey Betty* (rough cursive calligraphy)
  • Written: Parker* (handwritten caps)
  • Raised: Wide Noise* (serif caps font)

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Conclusion

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Tips for Using Fonts in Crafting

Downloading and installing fonts

The free download files will come in a zipped folder. Extract the files and download to your computer. Make sure you close out and reopen Cricut Design Space or Silhouette Studio for the new font(s) to appear.

Combining script text

When you insert text into Cricut Design Space, you will need to adjust letter spacing to connect letters. Don’t forget to weld to combine the text so each word cuts out as a single piece instead of by individual letters.

If welding text fills in the space in letters (such as a, d, p, etc), then undo the weld, enlarge the text, and try welding again.

Thin fonts

Some cursive fonts may become too thin for weeding if used as small text. Reserve for use on large signs, etc.

Happy crafting!

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